Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
Friday, June 8th, 2007
I believe it was Plato who said that only a man who is just can be loyal, and that loyalty is a condition of genuine philosophy. Then it was Josiah Royce, a philosopher, who said loyalty was the supreme moral good, and that one's devotion to an object mattered more ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
When I woke up this morning, I turned on the television and there was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) discussing the proposed immigration and border control legislation. I would be willing to bet that Senator Reid had more than one wedgie when he was in middle school. ...
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Are you among the 68 percent of baby boomers who believe exercise is an important consideration in their lives but are having trouble fitting it into your life?
Denise Austin, physical fitness expert and member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and BoomerTowne.com, a website for baby boomers are teaming ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
It is nice to know that I travel with the "in" crowd, at least in my choice of telephone service. I cut the cord about five years ago and switched over to an "all cell phone" and cable internet household. Apparently, many young adults are following my lead ...
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Over the course of the last three years, there have been numerous entries to The Sisyphus Comments on a vast array of topics. If you are new to the blog or if you tend to only read the most recent entries, I have a suggestion for you. Take ...
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Spring is a time for all of us homeowners to get off our butts and get busy fixing up around the house. This usually include things like sealing the driveway and the deck but it can also involve yard work. Is it time to plant a new tree, ...
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
As a public service worker, you may not realize that you have an opportunity to build a nice tax deferred retirement nest egg. Many state and local employers offer their employees the opportunity to participate in 457 or 403(b) plans. These retirement savings plans are designed to help ...
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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
I think that anyone who is in a position of command gets frustrated by the know-it-alls who make a habit of second guessing virtually everything they do. I have to admit that I have a lot of work to do in my effort to develop a more patient attitude toward ...
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Thursday, April 5th, 2007
During a recent town hall meeting with presidential candidate John Edwards, the folks who were in attendance were given the opportunity to ask questions.
A student at the University of New Hampshire named Jenny Ballantine, seized the opportunity to get her fifteen minutes of fame. I hesitate to call her ...
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
The older I get and the closer I get to retirement, the more concerned I have become about hanging on to my money. I have been working since I was sixteen so I have paid my share of taxes. However, I never really paid too much attention to ...
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I saw this short documenary a few years ago on PBS and I fell in love with it but it never dawned on me that it might be available for purchase. The other day I was browsing through Google Videos and the thought occurred to me to see if ...
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Law enforcement agencies across the country have been upgrading their firepower to deal with what they say is the increasing presence of high-powered weapons on the streets.
Scott Knight, chairman of the Firearms Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, says an informal survey of about 20 departments revealed ...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
This week on CopCAST we will be telling you about a veteran officer of the St. Louis, Missouri Police Department who suffered a fatal heart attack after completing the department's annual physical fitness test. Thinks about it!
This officer had been on the job for 30 years which meant he ...
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Psychologists from the University of Alberta have found that miserable people make better workers than happy ones. No wonder we are so productive at the academy.
Apparently, happy people waste too much time trying to be happy, while their pissed off co-workers simply get the job done.
I guess these findings ...
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